ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs South Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
17.8%
in 2024
South Africa
9.5%
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
108th
South Africa rank
108th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- South Africa
How they compare
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 17.8% against 9.5% in South Africa, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 108th of 221 groups.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 5.7% | 26.9% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 7.4% | 19.8% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 9.8% | 9.0% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 9.6% | 8.8% | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or South Africa?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 17.8% against 9.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
- 8.3%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 108th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release